State v. Hamilton

JjMIRIAM G. WALTZER, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Defendant David Hamilton was charged by bill of information on 27 August 1999 with armed robbery, a violation of La. R.S. 14:64.1 Defendant pleaded not guilty at his 1 September 1999 arraignment, was tried by a twelve-person jury and found guilty as charged on 3 August 2000. On 20 September 2000, defendant was sentenced to fifty years at hard labor, without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. Defendant was granted an out-of-time appeal on 14 January 2002.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

Defendant was tried and convicted for the 3 June 1999…